Juvenile Narrators in Books for Grown-Ups

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,942 ratings
2.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,826 ratings
3.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,476 ratings
4.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,922 ratings
5.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,511 ratings
6.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,775 ratings
7.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,048 ratings
8.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,375 ratings
9.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,513 ratings
10.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,036 ratings
11.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,838 ratings
12.
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet 3.88 avg rating — 8,689 ratings
13.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,279 ratings
14.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,340 ratings
15.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,465 ratings
16.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,693 ratings
17.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,388 ratings
18.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,594 ratings
19.
I'm Not Scared
I'm Not Scared 3.90 avg rating — 33,382 ratings
20.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,525 ratings
21.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,637 ratings
22.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,127 ratings
23.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,105 ratings
24.
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes 4.15 avg rating — 650,954 ratings
25.
A Painted House
A Painted House 3.77 avg rating — 100,381 ratings
26.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,858 ratings
27.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,616 ratings
28.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,831 ratings
29.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,072 ratings
30.
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster 3.79 avg rating — 31,761 ratings
31.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating — 104,862 ratings
32.
Midwives
Midwives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 162,272 ratings
33.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend 3.48 avg rating — 79,046 ratings
34.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,963 ratings
35.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,437 ratings
36.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating — 67,012 ratings
37.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 93,090 ratings
38.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,118 ratings
39.
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society 4.17 avg rating — 143,704 ratings
40.
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man 3.97 avg rating — 16,518 ratings
41.
The Country Girls (The Country Girls Trilogy, #1)
The Country Girls (The Country Girls Trilogy, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 8,299 ratings
42.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 3.64 avg rating — 174,606 ratings
43.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 4.07 avg rating — 276,081 ratings
44.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,766 ratings
45.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,979 ratings
46.
There Are Things I Know
There Are Things I Know 4.18 avg rating — 153 ratings
47.
The Everlasting Story of Nory
The Everlasting Story of Nory 3.39 avg rating — 758 ratings
48.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Special Topics in Calamity Physics 3.70 avg rating — 48,385 ratings
49.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story 4.07 avg rating — 260,078 ratings
50.
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart 3.64 avg rating — 8,891 ratings
51.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,996 ratings
52.
Falling Angels
Falling Angels 3.63 avg rating — 26,806 ratings
53.
Peace Like a River
Peace Like a River 4.03 avg rating — 99,194 ratings
54.
The House in Paris
The House in Paris 3.72 avg rating — 2,626 ratings
55.
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 3.97 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
56.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
57.
Carry Me Down
Carry Me Down 3.30 avg rating — 3,245 ratings
57.
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel 3.85 avg rating — 5,846 ratings
59.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 160,996 ratings
60.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating — 66,223 ratings
61.
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy 3.31 avg rating — 335,339 ratings
61.
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood 4.10 avg rating — 6,047 ratings
63.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,601 ratings
64.
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Lullabies for Little Criminals 4.04 avg rating — 29,069 ratings
64.
School Spirit 1989
School Spirit 1989 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
66.
Loving Sabotage
Loving Sabotage 3.66 avg rating — 6,630 ratings
67.
Davita's Harp
Davita's Harp 4.04 avg rating — 6,562 ratings
67.
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace 4.27 avg rating — 183,927 ratings
69.
The Hounds of the Mórrígan
The Hounds of the Mórrígan 4.05 avg rating — 3,819 ratings
70.
Hideous Kinky
Hideous Kinky 3.52 avg rating — 4,007 ratings
70.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,522 ratings
72.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,224 ratings
73.
Shadow Baby
Shadow Baby 3.47 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
74.
In the Country of Men
In the Country of Men 3.75 avg rating — 7,361 ratings
75.
Why I Live at the P.O.
Why I Live at the P.O. 4.13 avg rating — 1,055 ratings
76.
Alfred and Guinevere
Alfred and Guinevere 3.77 avg rating — 302 ratings
77.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 23,724 ratings
77.
Our Endless Numbered Days
Our Endless Numbered Days 3.67 avg rating — 17,294 ratings
79.
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1) 4.20 avg rating — 23,604 ratings
79.
Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)
Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 88,832 ratings
81.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,656 ratings
82.
Across the Nightingale Floor
Across the Nightingale Floor 4.06 avg rating — 44,716 ratings
83.
Down by the River
Down by the River 3.84 avg rating — 728 ratings
83.
Cress Delahanty
Cress Delahanty 3.91 avg rating — 301 ratings
85.
Flight
Flight 3.89 avg rating — 17,981 ratings
85.
Ancient Evenings
Ancient Evenings 3.45 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
87.
Hotel Paradise (Emma Graham, #1)
Hotel Paradise (Emma Graham, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 3,761 ratings
87.
A Grand Man (Mary Ann #1)
A Grand Man (Mary Ann #1) 4.07 avg rating — 564 ratings
89.
Me & Emma
Me & Emma 3.91 avg rating — 22,122 ratings
89.
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 3.74 avg rating — 6,527 ratings
89.
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt 3.96 avg rating — 86,778 ratings
92.
Local Girls
Local Girls 3.62 avg rating — 6,593 ratings
92.
Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country
Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country 3.84 avg rating — 5,660 ratings
94.
Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt
Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt 4.25 avg rating — 278 ratings
95.
Cold Flat Junction (Emma Graham, #2)
Cold Flat Junction (Emma Graham, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 1,514 ratings
96.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Tell the Wolves I'm Home 4.03 avg rating — 147,991 ratings
97.
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, #1)
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 19,471 ratings
98.
Push
Push
by: Sapphire
3.87 avg rating — 58,129 ratings
99.
The Path to the Spiders' Nests
The Path to the Spiders' Nests 3.77 avg rating — 24,551 ratings
99.
Whirl of the Wheel
Whirl of the Wheel 3.02 avg rating — 263 ratings
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